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Pope Francis greets "comfort women" as he arrives to celebrate a Mass for peace and for the reconciliation of North and South Korea at Myongdong cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 18. Pope Francis, together with leaders of world's major religions, ple dged to help eradicate human slavery and trafficking by 2020.

Pope, religious leaders pledge to work together to end slavery by 2020

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VATICAN CITY - As Pope Francis joined leaders of other churches and religions to sign a declaration pledging to work together to help end modern slavery in the world by 2020, he urged governments, businesses and all people of good will to join forces against this "crime against humanity."

Pope Francis arrives for a Divine Liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in the patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul Nov. 30. The liturgy marked the feast of St. Andrew, patron of the ecumenical patriarchate.

Pope's welcome in Turkey as chilly as the weather

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VATICAN CITY - Ankara and Istanbul were gray and cold during Pope Francis' Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. And the general reception, outside of the Pope's official meetings, was hardly warmer.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists on his flight to Rome after a three-day trip to Turkey Nov. 30.

Pope urges Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic violence

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Pope Francis called on political and religious leaders across the Muslim world to condemn violence done in the name of Islam.

Pope Francis prays with Istanbul's grand mufti Rahmi Yaran during a visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul Nov. 29.

Pope prays in Istanbul mosque, rallies local Christians

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ISTANBUL - A day after hearing Turkish leaders demand the West show more respect for Islam, Pope Francis prayed alongside a Muslim cleric inside Istanbul's most famous mosque.

Chaldean Catholic Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, Syria, poses for a photo in Dublin Nov. 25. Bishop Audo, who is the president of Caritas in Syria, has appealed to Pope Francis to use his time in Turkey to raise the issue of the ongoing supply of arms b eing sent across the Turkish border to rebel factions in northern Syria.

Syrian bishop urges Pope Francis to raise arms supply issue in Turkey

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DUBLIN -- The president of Caritas in Syria has appealed to Pope Francis to use his Nov. 28-30 trip to Turkey to raise the issue of the ongoing supply of arms being sent across the Turkish border to rebel factions in northern Syria.

Pilgrims pray by and view the body of St. Francis Xavier during an exposition of the saint in December 2004 at the Se Cathedral in Goa, India.

Goa Catholics flock to St. Francis Xavier exposition

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GOA, INDIA - Expecting more than five million pilgrims for the once-a-decade exposition of the body of St. Francis Xavier in Goa, the Catholic Church in the former Portuguese colony has worked to ensure the event is “spiritually nourishing” for the visitors.

Pope Francis speaks to media on his flight to speak at European Parliament in France

Pope would 'never close the door' on talks with Islamic State

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Pope Francis said he would "never close the door" on dialogue with the Islamic State in an effort to bring peace to a region of the world suffering from violence and persecution.

Pope Benedict XVI stands next to Emrullah Hatipoglu, imam of the Blue Mosque, and Mustafa Cagrici, right, the grand mufti of Istanbul, as he visits the Blue Mosque in Istanbul in this Nov. 30, 2006, file photo. The pope's unexpected prayer next to the mu fti in the mosque soothed anger in the Muslim world over a quote about Islam in his Sept. 12, 2006, lecture in Regensburg, Germany. It was only the second time a pontiff had entered a mosque.

Islam, ecumenism and regional conflict on Pope's agenda in Turkey

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VATICAN CITY - Almost every papal trip abroad is a complex mix of the religious and political, and that will be especially true of Pope Francis' Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey.

Filipinos walk past a picture of Pope Francis Nov. 20 at a museum dedicated to the pope inside a Manila cathedral where he is scheduled to celebrate Mass during his Jan. 15-19 trip to the Philippines. Philippine church officials say pope's visit will bri ng healing to the country, which was devastated by a 2013 typhoon.

Pope's Philippine's visit for healing, not fundraising

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MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Church officials expect the Pope's Jan. 15-19 visit to bring healing to victims of disasters. They also emphasized that the visit will not be a fundraising event for the Church.

Cardinal O’Malley repeats: Church needs to discipline bishops over sex abuse

Cardinal O’Malley repeats: Church needs to discipline bishops over sex abuse

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Following up on remarks to 60 Minutes about the clergy sex abuse crisis and other controversial topics, Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley has stressed that the Catholic Church needs a system to hold bishops accountable and must “avoid crowd-based condemnations.”

A view shows smoke rising Nov. 20 from a Kobani, Syria, neighborhood damaged by fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish forces. The Chaldean Catholic patriarch has appealed to moderate Muslims to more forcefully oppose actions of Islamic Sta te militants.

Chaldean patriarch urges moderate Muslims to challenge extremist acts

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VIENNA - Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad implored moderate Muslims to reject "terrorism in the name of religion" and step up to challenge the actions of Islamic State militants against minority communities in Iraq.

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